At the end of July, the Los Angeles Dodgers are overwhelming favorites to win the World Series. They are also the team most likely to add the best pitcher in baseball. According to ESPN insider Jeff Passan, the Detroit Tigers will trade ace Tarik Skubal by the deadline on Monday at 6 p.m.. He adds that most teams anticipate the Dodgers will be the team that acquires him. "[The rest of MLB] is all almost resigned to the idea that the Los Angeles Dodgers are going to get Tarik Skubal," Passan said
The world’s best athletes will descend on Southern California for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics . And apparently, some of the locals are already circling the competition venues. Scientists at California State University Long Beach are developing a solar-powered shark-surveillance robot that could help protect athletes and beachgoers during the Games. The robotic vessel would patrol coastal waters, scanning for tagged sharks , collecting water samples and launching an aerial drone while sending r
Former HGTV host and queen of rehabbing old houses Nicole Curtis is in hot water again. Curtis, former star of the home design and remodeling network's long-running "Rehab Addict," is being sued, along with her company, Detroit Renovations LLC, by the City of Detroit , which alleges she failed to maintain and restore a blighted house in the city. The civil nuisance-abatement lawsuit alleges the property has continued to be a public nuisance despite Curtis and her company receiving multiple code
The US Senate on Thursday rejected a largely symbolic effort to limit Donald Trump’s authority to wage war in Iran, amid rising regional tensions after the US conducted a “heavy wave” of retaliatory airstrikes. The war powers resolution failed in a 49-50 vote, marking the second time in two weeks the chamber has taken up legislation aimed at forcing Trump to end hostilities. The US military said it launched a fresh wave of airstrikes in Iran on Wednesday, in retaliation for an Iranian missile at
Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Ga., is touting his advocacy for federal investment in Georgia military infrastructure despite having ultimately voted against the bill that secured the improvements. Most recently, Ossoff highlighted new construction for an elementary school at Fort Benning, improved conditions at Fort Stewart, pay raises for military personnel and improvements to Georgia’s foster care system — all a part of the annual military funding bill known as Military Construction and Veteran Affairs (
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Three people have died while trying to reach the UK on a small boat after one of the busiest days for Channel crossings this year. The group of migrants were found dead on a boat off the coast of Dunkirk on Thursday morning, the French coastguard said. Andy Burnham said on Wednesday that the government’s plan to curb Channel crossings was “working” but there was “more to do”. The boat was spotted at around 6am and the three people on board were found to be unresponsive. They were taken to shore
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Sean Astin captured the hearts of fantasy fans everywhere when he starred as Samwise Gamgee in the "Lord of the Rings," but says the compensation was not what one would expect. In a new interview with The Guardian , the 55-year-old actor shared just how "small" his payday was for the incredibly successful Academy Award-winning trilogy. "I was not prepared for that level of visibility and access," he said. "And there was a disconnect between the attention that I was getting and how much money we
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A discarded Falcon 9 rocket will collide with the moon at 5,400 miles per hour.
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Former San Diego Chargers linebacker Billy Ray Smith died this week at the age of 64, his family announced. The family said Smith, a College Football Hall of Famer, "faced [a] long journey with dementia caused by CTE ." Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) is a progressive, degenerative brain disease linked to repeated head impacts rather than a single injury, according to the Mayo Clinic. More than 100 former NFL players have been posthumously diagnosed with CTE, according to a University of
